• North Carolina
  • Sanford
  • El Molcajete Restaurant

El Molcajete Restaurant

(919) 708-6853
  • 2741 Lee Ave, Sanford, NC 27332
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  • $$$$$
(919) 708-6853
  • Main Menu
  • Sopes
    Thick small round tortillas with raised edges. Topped with beans, lettuce, cheese, avocado, tomatoes, sour cream, and meat of your choice
    • Chorizo $3

    • Cabeza $3

    • Pollo $3

    • Asada $3

    • Lengua $3.5

    • Pastor $3

    • Tripa $3.5

  • Tortas
    Mexican sub roll filled with lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, jalapeno peppers, cheese, and your choice of meat
    • Jamón $6

    • Asada $6

    • Pastor $6

    • Pollo $6

    • Cabeza $6

    • Chorizo $6

    • Lengua $7.5

    • Milanesa de Res $7

    • Milanesa de Pollo $7

    • Cubana $7.99

      Steak, Pastor and Jamón

    • Hawaiiana $8.95

      Steak, Pastor, Jamón, and Piña

  • Quesadillas
    A large flour tortillas stuffed with your favorite meat. Folded and cooked golden brown. Served with rice and salad. Add beans $1
    • Asada $7.99

    • Pastor $7.99

    • Pollo $7.99

    • Shrimp $9.99

    • Chorizo $7.99

    • Texana $10.99

    • Fajita Quesadilla $9.99

  • Burritos
    A large flour tortilla folded and rolled to enclose your choice of meat and refried beans. Topped with cheese and tomato sauce. Served with rice and salad
    • Asada $8.25

    • Chorizo $8.25

    • Lengua $8.99

    • Pastor $8.25

    • Pollo $8.25

    • Cabeza $8.25

    • California $9.99

    • Texas $11.99

  • Huaraches
    A thick tortilla topped with refried beans, mixed with bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and your choice of meat. Topped with melted cheese. Served with rice and salad
    • Asada $8.99

    • Chorizo $8.99

    • Cabeza $8.99

    • Lengua $10.99

    • Pollo $8.99

    • Pastor $8.99

    • Tripa $10.99

    • Shrimp $11.99

  • Tostadas
    A crisp fried tortilla topped with beans, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, avocado, and your choice of meat. Seafood tostadas are served with mayonnaise, topped with avocado and lime
    • Pollo $2.99

    • Asada $2.99

    • Ground Beef $2.99

    • Pescado $4.75

    • Camarón $4.99

    • Camarón y Pescado $5.99

    • Campechana $6.5

  • Pupusas
    A thick tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, cheese, and cabbage salad
    • Pork $1.99

    • Cheese $1.99

    • Beans $1.99

    • Chicken $1.99

  • Gorditas
    Deep fried thick tortilla stuffed with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, avocado, and fresh cheese
    • Asada $3

    • Pollo $3

    • Chorizo $3

    • Pastor $3

    • Lengua $3

    • Cabeza $3

  • Seafood Specials
    • ACP Texano $10.99

      Steak, chicken, and shrimp cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served on a bed of rice topped with our cheeses dip sauce

    • Steak con Camarones $13.5

      Steak and shrimp grilled with onions and jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Coctel Vuelve a la Vida $17.99

      Octopus, mussels, shrimp, scallops, oyster, and fish mixed in tomato juice. Served with crackers

    • Coctel de Camarones (Shrimp Cocktail) $12.99

      Cooked shrimp mixed with onions, avocado, cilantro, and tomato juice. Served with crackers

    • Ceviche de Pescado $11.99

      Fish cooked in lime juice and mixed with onions, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Served with crackers

    • Ceviche de Camarón $12.99

      Shrimp cooked in lime juice and mixed with onions, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Served with crackers

    • Cocktail de Campechano $14.99

      Cooked shrimp, octopus, scallops, mussels, and fish in our special tomato juice mixed with onions, cilantro, and avocado. Served with crackers

    • Ceviche Mixto $12.99

      Shrimp and fish cooked in lime juice and mixed with onions, tomatoes, avocado, and cilantro. Served with crackers

    • Ostiones en su Concha $13.99

      Raw oysters with lime slices. Served with crackers

    • Caldo de Mariscos "7 Mares" $15.95

      Seafood stew mixed with octopus, mussels, shrimp, scallops, clams, crab, and cuttlefish. Served with tortillas

    • Camarones a la Plancha $12.99

      Grilled shrimp cooked with onion and jalapeno. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Camarones Empanizados $12.99

      Fried jumbo sized breaded shrimp. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Camarones Rancheros $12.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed with salsa Ranchera. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Camarones Engratinados $12.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed with cheese sauce, mixed with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Camarones a la Diabla $12.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp simmered with red hot salsa. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Camarones al Mojo de Ajo $12.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed in garlic sauce, butter, and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Camarones a la Veracruzana $12.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp sautéed with jalapenos, peppers, onions, olives and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Fitete al Mojo de Ajo $11.99

      Fish fillet (Tilapia) sautéed in garlic sauce, butter, and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Filete de Pescado Empanizado $11.99

      Breaded fish fillet. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Filete a la Diabla $11.99

      Fish fillet simmered with red hot sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Filete de Pescado a la Veracruzana $11.99

      Fish fillet sautéed with peppers, onions, tomatoes, and olives. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Filete a la Mantequilla $11.99

      Grilled fish fillet sautéed in butter and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Mariscada $15.95

      Grilled seafood, shrimp, crab, mussels, scallops, octopus, fish, and clams marinated in chipotle sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Mojarra Frita $12.99

      Deep fried (Whole) fish tilapia. Served with pico de gallo, rice, beans, and salad

    • Mojarra Empapelada $13.99

      Whole tilapia stuffed with onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, and garlic sauce wrapped in foil, steamed, and cooked on the grill. Served with pico de gallo, rice, beans, and salad

  • Lunch
    • Chimichanga $5.99

      Flour tortilla stuffed with beans, choice of chicken or ground beef deep fried. Served with rice and salad

    • Fitete de Pescado a la Plancha or Empanizado $7.5

      Grilled fish fillet or breaded fish fillet. Served with rice and salad

    • Enchiladas Verdes o Rojas $6.25

      Two chicken enchiladas topped with cheese and your choice of green salsa or red salsa. Served with rice and salad

    • Enchiladas Poblanas $6.5

      Two chicken enchiladas topped with mole sauce, served with rice and salad

    • Chile Relleno $5.99

      One poblano pepper stuffed with Mexican cheese and covered with tomato sauce served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Flautas $5.25

      Two flautas filled with chicken. Topped with sour cream and cheese. Served with rice and salad

    • Burrito Mexicano $6.5

      Steak, chicken, or ground beef, topped with cheese and tomato sauce, stuffed with rice and beans. Served with rice and salad

    • Pollo a la Plancha $7.5

      Grilled chicken breast. Served with rice and beans, pico de gallo, and salad

    • Pollo Loco $7.99

      Grilled chicken breast, marinated with red salsa and spices. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Fajitas Chicken or Steak $7.5

      Strips of tender meat cooked with onions, tomato, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Chicken or Steak Quesadilla $7.5

      Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken or steak, folded and grilled to golden brown. Served with rice and salad

    • Taco Salad $6.25

      Chicken, steak, or ground beef, topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and sour cream

    • Fajita Taco Salad $7.99

      Strips of chicken or steak cooked with onions, tomatoes and bell pepper. Topped with lettuce, avocado, sour cream, and cheese

    • Pollo Fundido $7.99

      Grilled chicken cooked with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Huevos Rancheros $6.99

      Three eggs over-easy or of your choice topped with salsa Ranchera. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas

    • Huevos a la Mexicana $6.99

      Scrambled eggs cooked with, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans and tortillas

    • Huevos con Chorizo $6.99

      Scrambled eggs with Mexican sausage. Served with rice, beans, and tortillas

    • Huevos con Jamon $5.99

      Scrambled eggs with ham. Served with rice and beans

    • Chori-Pollo $7.99

      Grilled chicken topped with Mexican sausage and cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Speedy Gonzalez $5.99

      One enchilada beef or chicken and one hard beef taco. Served with rice or beans

    • ACP $6.99

      Strips of grilled chicken or steak or grilled shrimp served on a bed of rice topped with our cheese dip sauce

  • Tacos
    A handmade tortilla filled with your choice of meat, onions, cilantro, and lime
    • Asada $1.99

    • Pollo $1.99

    • Chorizo $1.99

    • Cabeza $1.99

    • Pastor $1.99

    • Lengua $2.5

    • Tripa $2.5

    • Fish $2.99

    • Shrimp $2.99

    • Hard Shell Tacos $2.25

      Corn tortilla filled with chicken or ground beef, lettuce, tomato, and cheese

    • Tacos Supreme $2.5

      Flour or corn tortilla filled with your choice of meat, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream

  • Appetizers
    • Cheese Dip $3.75

    • Bean Dip $3.99

    • Guacamole Dip

      price varies, please ask server for details

    • Chorizo con Queso Dip $5.99

    • Cheese Nachos $4.99

    • French Fries $1.99

    • Pico de Gallo $1.75

    • Asada Fries $7.99

      French fries with steak cubes topped with melted

  • Alambres
    Slices of meat of your choice grilled with onions, bell peppers, and bacon. Served with rice, beans, and salad
    • Asada $10.99

    • Chorizo $10.99

    • Pollo $10.99

    • Mixto $11.99

      Chorizo, Pollo, and Asada

  • Especialidades de la Casa
    • Shrimp Fajitas $12.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Fajitas Rancheras $10.99

      Strips of tender steak or chicken grilled with onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Fajitas Mixtas $11.99

      Strips of tender steak and chicken grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Fajitas Mar y Tierra $14.99

      Tender steak strips, shrimp, scallops, and chicken grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Texas Fajitas $12.99

      Strips of tender steak, chicken, and shrimp grilled with onions, tomatoes, and bell peppers. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Molcajete's Combo #1 $11.99

      One carne asada, two enchiladas verdes, and one chicken sope, served with rice

    • Molcajete's Combo #2 $11.99

      One chile relleno, one chicken sope, and two enchiladas verdes, served with rice

    • Parrillada $12.99

      Grilled chicken breast, shrimp, and beef fillet mixed with grilled onions, and jalapenos. Served with two corn cheese quesadillas, rice, and beans

    • Flautas $9.5

      Four fried rolled corn tortillas stuffed with chicken and topped with sour cream and fresh cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Milanesa $10.99

      Breaded steak or chicken breast, served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Chile Relleno $10.99

      Two poblano peppers stuffed with Mexican fresh cheese and covered with tomato sauce, served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Chilaquiles $9.99

      Fried tortilla chips bathed in green or red salsa topped with sour cream, onions, cheese, and your choice of chicken or steak, served with beans and salad

    • Chef's Special $9.99

      (Huilota en Salsa Roja o Verde) - Quail cooked with special red or green salsa, served with rice and beans

    • Burrito Mexicano $8.99

      Steak or chicken burrito stuffed with meat, rice, and beans. Topped with cheese, green sauce, and tomato sauce, served with rice and salad

    • Chuletas en Chipotle $10.99

      Pork chops sautéed with our chipotle sauce, served with rice and beans

    • Chuletas a la Mexicana $10.99

      Pork chops sautéed with jalapenos, onions, and tomatoes, served with rice and beans

    • Molcajete, Mar y Tierra $14.99

      Grilled steak, chicken, and shrimp topped with melted cheese, cactus, cambray onions, grilled jalapenos, and fresh Mexican cheese. Served with rice and beans

  • Chicken Dinner Specials
    • Pechuga Rellena $10.99

      Breaded chicken stuffed with cheese, ham, bacon, onions, and bell peppers, served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Pechuga Gratinada $10.99

      Grilled chicken breast topped with slices of bacon, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, and melted cheese, served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Mole Poblano $9.99

      Dark chicken topped with mole poblano sauce, served with rice and salad

    • Pollo a la Plancha $9.99

      Grilled chicken breast. Served with rice, beans, pico de gallo, and salad

    • Enchiladas Verdes or Rojas $9.99

      Four chicken enchiladas topped with cheese and green or red salsa. Served with rice and salad

    • Enchiladas Poblanas $9.99

      Four chicken enchiladas topped with mole poblano sauce, served with rice and salad

    • Pollo Fundido $9.99

      Chopped grilled chicken cook with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Topped with melted cheese, served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Pollo Loco $9.99

      Grilled chicken breast marinated with red sauce, served with rice and beans

    • ACP $8.99

      Grilled chicken strips on a bed of rice topped with our cheese sauce

    • Chori-Pollo $10.99

      Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and melted cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Chimichanga $9.99

      Deep fried flour tortilla stuffed with beans and your choice of meat. Served with rice and salad. Meat Options - Ground Beef, Steak, Shredded Chicken

    • Pollo a la Crema $10.99

      Chicken breast sautéed with sour cream sauce, onions, poblano peppers, tomatoes, and mushrooms, served with rice and beans

  • Beef Dinner Specials
    • Carne Asada $12.99

      Tender grilled beef filet arrachera served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Carne a la Mexicana $10.99

      Tender slices of steak cooked with, onions, tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers, served with rice, beans, and salad

    • Steak Ranchero $10.99

      Sliced tender steak sautéed in our special ranchero sauce, served with rice and beans

    • Tampiqueña $11.99

      Tender grilled beef filet served with two picaditas, and two chicken enchiladas topped with red salsa, served with rice and beans

  • Botanas
    • Camarones en Agua Chile $19.99

      Jumbo sized shrimp cooked with lime juice and jalapeno peppers. Served with onions and cucumbers

    • Botana, Mar y Tierra $29.99

      Shrimp a la diabla, shrimp al mojo de ajo, carne asada, grilled chicken, and grilled fish sautéed with jalapeno peppers and onions

  • Caldos / Soups Specials
    • Caldo de Res $10.99

      Beef soup mixed with vegetables

    • Menudo $9.99

      Mild soup made with tripe. Garnished with cilantro, onion, and jalapeno peppers. Served with tortillas

    • Caldo de Camarones $12.99

      Shrimp soup. Served with tortillas

    • Caldo de Pescado $11.99

      Tilapia soup garnished with onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime, and tortillas

    • Caldo de Pollo $8.5

      Chicken soup mixed with vegetables. Served with tortillas

  • Dessert
    • Sopapilla $2.99

    • Fried Ice Cream $3.99

    • Flan Vanilla $2.99

    • Flan de Coco $2.99

    • Cake Tres Leches $3.99

    • Cheesecake Flan $3.25

  • Beverages
    Free Refills
    • Pepsi $1.99

    • Sierra Mist $1.99

    • Diet Pepsi $1.99

    • Dr. Pepper $1.99

    • Pink Lemonade $1.99

    • Mountain Dew $1.99

    • Aguas Frescas $1.99

    • Coffee $1.99

    • Iced Tea $1.99

    • Jarritos $1.99

    • Mexican Coke $2.25

  • Imported Beer
    • Corona

    • Sol

    • Tecate

    • Negra Modelo

    • Modelo Especial

    • Dos Equis Lager

    • Dos Equis Amber

    • Bohemia

    • Pacifico

    • Victoria

    • Corona Familiar

  • Domestic Beer
    • Budweiser

    • Bud Light

    • Michelob Ultra

    • Coors Light

  • Kids Menu
    • Chicken Tenders $5.99

      Fried chicken tenders with fries

    • Chicken Quesadilla $4.99

      Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and cheese, served with rice

    • Chicken Burrito $4.99

      Flour tortilla stuffed with chicken and beans, served with rice

    • 1 Chicken or Steak Sope $4.99

      Thick small round tortilla with raised edges, with beans, lettuce tomatoes, sour cream, avocado, and cheese, served with rice

    • Macaroni and Cheese with French Fries $5.99

    • Camarones Empanizados with French Fries $6.5

      Deep fried breaded shrimp with fries

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